"The Queen has finally made up her mind?" Yun Fenghuang smiled slightly in Huanhua Palace, casually stretched out his hand to tease the parrot on the shelf, and said slowly, "So, does she plan to eradicate me first, or deal with it first? The empress dowager, the loving mother, takes action?”
Chen Jing handed her bird food at the side: "Gu Cairen doesn't know about this yet. She passed this message over and over again just to ask for advice. How should she give advice?"
Yun Fenghuang sneered: "How can I make a suggestion? Naturally, I want to advise the Queen not to act rashly, lest things get out of hand after failure!"
"This..." Chen Jing was startled when he heard this and said, "Empress, the Empress has been holding back before, but she has finally made up her mind this time. What if she really listens to Gu Cairen's words?"
"So I have to ask Gu Cairen to add: If the queen doesn't listen to her, she will report it to the family!" Yun Fenghuang put the bird food in the palm of his hand and watched the colorful parrots jump over and peck at it, and said slowly, "In this case, the queen will most likely put her under house arrest, but at the same time it is also a kind of protection... Tell her not to panic, as long as she considers the family and the queen, there is no need to worry about anything else!"
After the parrot finished eating, she clapped her palms, took the handkerchief from Chen Jing's hand and wiped her hands clean. She sat down on the concubine's couch next to her and reminded her, "In the past two years, I have been giving gifts to the queen overtly and covertly. Pressure, she was not the material to be in charge of the Sixth House. Normally, it was so calm that she couldn't even notice it. When things happened one after another, it was naturally too much for her. It was also Mrs. Gu who gave some advice from behind, and added Your Majesty has no intention of abandoning her, otherwise how could she survive until now?"
"Since this year, Gu's situation has become even worse. I am pregnant at this time..."
She smiled coldly, "The Queen's loss of control during the dispute with the Queen Mother last time proved that she is at the end of her strength and will collapse at any time and at any time!"
"The collapse of an ordinary noble lady is often over."
"But Gu Zhen, after all, she is the daughter of a military commander. She grew up in the border areas, and her riding and shooting skills are even better than mine!"
"As the saying goes, having a sharp weapon in your chest will bring you murderous intentions. When she is desperate, she will probably fight to the death...especially if I have given her a way out?"
Chen Jing asked in confusion: "A way out?"
"That's Gu Shao." Yun Fenghuang said calmly, "Whether the Queen or the Gu family, they have actually been wavering between two choices for many days: to believe in Your Majesty and abide by the duties of a minister, and to sit back and watch His Majesty weaken him step by step. Even if Uncle Zhaowu's military power is removed, he will strive to protect Gu Zhen's position as the successor and the position of the direct prince as the heir apparent. It is better to hold on to the military power tightly, lest His Majesty will have no leverage when he goes back on his word!"
"The queen has now decided to fight to the end, but she is not alone. She also has to consider the consequences of failure."
"So I asked Gu Shao to persuade her not to act rashly... The queen will definitely imprison Gu Shao and make it known to everyone in the palace."
"In this way, once she is questioned, Gu Shao will be loyal to His Majesty and the family. She can also be used as a witness that this matter was done by the Queen alone and has nothing to do with the Gu family!"
Chen Jing couldn't help but said: "Your Majesty, Gu Shao and the Queen are sisters. Her testimony still exonerates the family. Your Majesty, can you believe it?"
"Of course your Majesty will believe it. Even if you don't believe it in the future, you will believe it now." Yun Fenghuang said lightly, "Don't forget that Uncle Zhaowu and the part of the Dingbei Army that went out to conquer Wei He are still on the grassland. . Even if Hele succeeded in another sneak attack and killed many nobles, didn't they all die? Even if His Majesty is cruel and doesn't care about those people anymore, how can their father and brother's family be willing to let go?"
You must know that at the beginning, everyone thought that this battle would be won, and they all rushed to join in with the idea of taking credit.
In this way, if a family has many children, those who are qualified to blend in must be highly valued.
How could they be willing to lose it
When the time comes, Chunjia will have to be stopped.
After a pause, Yun Fenghuang continued, "At that time, His Majesty will most likely reach a tacit agreement with the Gu family and blame the Queen... Haha, I am afraid of one thing right now, that is, the Queen is too useless and failed to treat the loving mother Queen Mother. No matter what, just let the news leak out and it will be embarrassing in vain!"
Chen Jing then offered his advice: "Your Majesty, do we want to help the Empress?"
"We will not get involved in this matter." Yun Fenghuang touched his swollen belly and said with narrowed eyes, "I must clarify as much as I can about matters involving my loving mother, the Empress Dowager... Keep an eye on it. In the middle palace, if it is determined that the queen is going to take action, then Gu Shao will be of no use. How can someone like her withstand the interrogation of the Imperial City Division? Then let her go on her way and accompany the biological mother of the twelfth prince. stop!"
"Then what if the Empress cannot treat the loving mother as the Empress Dowager?"
"Tell this news to the Holy Mother Queen Mother." Yun Fenghuang glanced at Chen Jing, "I am still young and can still bet. The Holy Mother Queen Mother and the loving mother Queen Mother are almost the same age. She may not be younger than the loving mother Queen Mother. If she continues to wait, she may not be able to survive who!"
...Then the palace was calm and calm. According to Chen Jing's report, the queen seemed to have forgotten about the incident after uttering her harsh words. She directly said that her illness was over and asked her to pay her respects. She would not leave the palace.
This move made it impossible for the spies of Yanfu Palace to deliver the news in time, and for a while they were not sure what the queen was doing.
Yun Fenghuang then urged Chunjia to go over and take a look: "Thanks to your majesty's love, I am able to assist the Queen in managing the Sixth Palace. But now I am getting pregnant and my energy is low. But the Queen is sick in this eye. I don’t know what’s going on now? What if the empress is not doing well for a while, and I can’t handle it alone, and Concubine Shu and De Fei are inexperienced, so they will be in a hurry... "
Chunjia only said that the imperial concubine was worried that chaos in the Sixth Palace after the queen claimed to be ill would be detrimental to her childbirth. This was human nature. He also hoped that the imperial concubine would have children throughout her life, so he went to Yanfu Palace the next day.
The queen met him lying on the couch, and said bleakly: "Why are you here, Your Majesty? The noble concubine is worried about me? Haha... I am fine, but I am a little tired in the past two days. Just lie down for a while. Your Majesty." Don’t worry about your concubine.”
"... No matter what, you are always the queen." Chunjia frowned and looked at her expression. Although he did not love the queen, he sincerely hoped that the queen would be healthy. After all, the tenth and twelfth princes were still young and needed their mother very much. care and protection.
If the Queen makes a mistake right now, whether she is dead, disabled or ill, it will not be a good thing for the Emperor's future plans.
Seeing that Gu Zhen's face was gloomy at this moment, he said a few words and asked the imperial doctor who usually took her pulse to come and examine her.
Chunjia did this because she was afraid that the queen was really seriously ill, or that she might be caught secretly and not be found out.
But in Gu Zhen's opinion, the emperor suspected that he was pretending to be ill, so he arranged for his trusted imperial doctor to verify it.
She felt even colder in her heart. After the people left, she pounded the edge of the couch for a long time before she managed to calm down and quietly waited for the opportunity.
Summer is quickly approaching, and the heat is gradually rising.
Yun Fenghuang was counting the days with some worry: "I'm afraid it won't be suitable for me to leave by the time the summer vacation begins. Summer in the Imperial Capital has always been very difficult, and I will have to confine myself after giving birth. Alas..."
She still remembered that the summer in the Imperial Capital was really sad when she was in the lap of Yunju and his wife before entering the palace.
Unlike the north, although there is scorching heat in summer, it can still cool down quickly during the day and at night.
The most terrible thing is the confinement period after giving birth. You can't use ice to wash your hair or take a shower on such days. This is really...
Just thinking about it makes me sick with love.
"Your Majesty, why don't you let the Ministry of Industry build a rain pavilion in the palace?" Chen Jing suggested, "Although it's not as shady as the mountains, it's much more comfortable than an ordinary house."
This was a good idea, so Yun Fenghuang told Chunjia.
Chunjia would naturally not object, and even said that he would leave for Qishan Palace as early as possible this year, so that maybe it would be convenient for Yun Fenghuang to go with him.
Although several of his concubines had the experience of being left behind during the summer vacation, or even being left to give birth, after all, the emperor had no feelings for them. He only wanted to leave people to serve them, and allowed their mother clan to enter the palace to accompany them. about there. Now that it was the imperial concubine's turn, of course he couldn't treat her the same way.
After hearing this, he immediately asked Yan Yin to give instructions.
When the former harem heard the news, they couldn't help but sigh with emotion that the imperial concubine was so favored.
The queen had to be pulled out for comparison, and the conclusion was that the middle palace was becoming increasingly decadent, and she was inferior to the imperial concubine no matter what.
But at this time, Wei Changkong conducted another assessment for the imperial heirs. Surprisingly, the third prince actually beat his brothers and sisters and won the first place!
Naturally, the imperial concubine would not miss this opportunity, and hurriedly promoted it. The implication behind her words was that the imperial concubine was just a concubine of the emperor who came from a poor family. No matter how powerful the favors and flattery were, it was of no use in business.
King Qin and Zhaoqing were both praised by the emperor for their intelligence, but what was the result? Isn’t he the third prince who has never passed the exam and was raised in a low-key manner by the queen
"Even Zhaoqing has been compared?" Yun Fenghuang was surprised when he received the news, and asked the dejected brothers and sisters in front of him, "How could it be so? It's not like your third brother is smarter than you, right?"
"How is that possible?!" Before King Qin could say anything, Princess Zhaoqing couldn't bear it anymore. Because she had heard so many words since she was a child that she was the most beautiful and smartest child in the world, she couldn't stand others surpassing her in beauty and intelligence.
Hearing this, he immediately denied it, "Who the hell is he? How can he be smarter than my son?"
"What's going on?" Yun Fenghuang sighed, "It can't be that you deliberately let him go?"
"This..." Zhaoqing and King Qin looked at each other, weighing whether this reason was more honorable.
Just when I was thinking about whether to recognize him like this, I heard their mother-in-law saying to herself: "This is impossible. King Qin and Zhaoqing are always the most considerate of me. How could they know that doing this would make me unhappy?" It's embarrassing, why do you still do it? They can't think that their third brother is more important than me, right?"
Zhaoqing immediately changed his mind and said awkwardly: "Erchen... um... Erchen was careless this time, and that's why he lost his hand."
Yun Fenghuang frowned and asked, "How can you be so careless if you are so good?"
… Isn’t it because I feel that I am very smart, so I can study and take tests at will, and my brothers and sisters are no match for me
Zhaoqing was embarrassed to tell the truth, lowered his head, and admitted his mistake obediently: "It's my fault."
"Forget it this time, people always make mistakes. But we can't do this next time!" Yun Fenghuang touched her head without punishing her. He just sighed and said, "In the past two days, everything has been different inside and outside." She is saying that mother and concubine cannot teach children, and she is also saying that you are not really smart and clever. Otherwise, how could you be compared with your third brother? After all, everyone knows that your father does not want to see you third brother. But he treats you two brothers and sisters. , Love is like a treasure. Think about it, how sad it is to hear such words?"
King Qin and Zhao Qing left in frustration and anger. Yun Fenghuang's face turned cold and he glanced at the side: "Why has the third prince made such great progress?"
Chen Jing was a little embarrassed: "Your Majesty, maybe it's because the third prince is not favored, so in order to get praise from the Queen, he tried every means to study hard."
In fact, in terms of qualifications, Zhaoqing should be a little better than the third prince.
But Zhaoqing was favored, and because he was conceited and intelligent, he was somewhat impetuous in his studies. Unlike the third prince, who really worked hard with the attitude of hanging his head and stabbing his butt.
Under such circumstances, it is extremely normal for Zhaoqing to be ranked second.
Yun Fenghuang didn't care much about Zhaoqing's defeat. She was worried about King Qin: "I have taken a look and found that the gap between King Qin and the third prince is widening?"
"... Maybe it's because His Highness the King of Qin is not as hard-working as the third prince?" Chen Jing thought for a while and said euphemistically, "It's just that His Highness is still young and is deeply loved by His Majesty, so it is inevitable that he will be a little out of touch."
"The two children are not here at the moment, so you don't need to cover them up." Yun Fenghuang shook his head and said, "The qualifications of King Qin are not as good as those of Zhao Qing. Now it seems that he is even worse than the third prince?"
There was some disappointment in her eyes. It was actually expected that the King of Qin was not as good as the third prince. The third prince's biological mother was Kang Jieyu Ji Muzi, the first cousin of the former Queen Ji Lingzi and the legitimate daughter of Minyang Hou. And who is Marquis Minyang? He was one of the mainstays of the Ji family who assisted his father and brother, Gonghai Xihou of Ye State, in governing the three dynasties!
Although there are many examples throughout the ages of chickens being inferior to phoenixes, there are also many cases where tiger fathers have no dog sons.
The third prince is the direct grandson of the Ji family. In terms of the nobleness of his parents' bloodline, none of the royal heirs in the palace so far can surpass him and the second prince.
After all, King Qin's biological mother, Zhao, was just an ordinary concubine. In terms of cleverness, she was not even as clever as Zhaoqing's biological mother, Yi Xingen, even Qu Hongzhuan.
"King Qin is still working hard even though he is not hard-working. After all, he is the eldest son, older than Zhaoqing." Thinking of this, Yun Fenghuang couldn't help but sighed and said, "It's just that this child has always been raised with honor and dignity. , His Majesty also loves him. Unless there is something extraordinary, how could he study hard at all costs like the third prince? In this way, I am afraid that such a defeat as today will not happen once or twice. "
Chen Jing said softly: "How can the beauty of the empress and the fortune of the third prince compare with that of our highness?"
The implication is that the third prince has the ability to dominate, but he may not have the qualifications to dominate.
After all, King Qin and Zhaoqing took turns taking the top spot before. It was not just that these two emperors were smart and smart, but also because Concubine Min stood behind them!
The queen behind the third prince does not have this kind of intimidation.
It was the Tenth Prince and the Twelfth Prince who came here, so the other concubines might still be a little apprehensive.
As for the third prince, who is willing to obey him
If you can't beat me head-on, why don't you play dirty
Yun Fenghuang did not answer Chen Jing's words, but simply said: "Next, tell the two children some more tragic things about their academic performance plummeting. It's just like the father doesn't care for the mother, doesn't love himself, and has no ability. In the end, he wasted his life and didn't even have a good life. Let’s talk about it later. I’m just trying to avoid His Majesty.”
It's a pity that King Qin failed to live up to his expectations.
According to Yun Fenghuang's thinking, it would undoubtedly be great if King Qin could withstand the competition from other princes head-on.
After all, winning in an upright and upright manner can win people's hearts.
The leadership and victory obtained by suppressing the third prince could not be hidden from Chunjia, nor from the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty. They would not recognize King Qin because of this.
And Yun Fenghuang urged King Qin and Zhaoqing to make progress just to gain the approval of the monarch and his ministers. If this goal was not achieved, what was the point of suppressing the third prince
Does she lack the grace and glory that comes from having her son take first place in school
Slowly exhaling, Yun Fenghuang thought to himself: "It's almost time to start cultivating the Seventh Prince and the Ninth Prince."
Not to mention the Ninth Prince, the Seventh Prince is Yin Qu's direct grandson, so he can still be counted on.
When Yin Qu was young, he was also a famous talent.
There was a slight stir in the harem because of this imperial heir examination, and everyone was wondering whether the imperial concubine was willing to give up
As a result, Xuanqing Palace had not done anything yet. That night, Chunjia stayed in Taichu Palace due to busy government affairs. The emperor was awakened by the noise in the middle of the night. He just turned over and sat up when he saw Yan Yin hurriedly walked in and said in a deep voice. : "Your Majesty, there seems to be a change at the palace gate. Please evacuate immediately to protect Wan Cheng's body!"